First return, second week - 1

LittleHunter [actually, it was me who bought that item]

LittleHunter [but if u rly need it]

LittleHunter [is 120m good?]

My goodness. I thought it would be Esyllt, but it's actually that guy!

My heart palpitated for no reason, after all!

Also, a hundred and twenty million gold? He'd sell it for an additional twenty percent just to profit off of it? It wasn't an ordinary amount, but it's not small either. I thought he badly wanted it to make a legendary item?

Anyway, I'm not sure what he'd use it for, but all I know is that he's online and that's good enough. Good enough for me to have hope.

Me [nvm man]

Me [can't buy it with that price]

Me [I'll just farm it thx]

After that I immediately logged out, and relogged my original account.

The moment I logged in, the character was still online, and I couldn't help but instantly send a private message.

Me [hi]

Me [can we pt for a bit?]

LittleHunter [hi]

It took about a minute before she finally replied.

LittleHunter [ok]

If I remember correctly, last week was when we went to that dungeon where we first 'dated' but this time I'll just let her pick where to go.

Me [Im already max lv]

Me [u pick the place]

LittleHunter [ur weird]

LittleHunter [u dunno me yet]

LittleHunter [wanna party wth me]

Me [im just bored and]

Me [ur the only friend currently online]

Me [if u dont want a fast carry I'll just leave the pt]

Somehow I don't feel the same excitement as the same anymore. It just doesn't feel right...

I'll just go with what I started and see what would happen later.

LittleHunter [lets go to]

LittleHunter [hmm]

LittleHunter [where do u recommend?]

Me [let's just go to Tsu]

Me [do u know how?]

LittleHunter [sure fine]

LittleHunter [yea but]

LittleHunter [let's do it fast]

LittleHunter [I have to go out later]

"I see, so that's we're going towards huh."

Oh, right. this should be the part where her bro goes out, and goes somewhere instead. Then it would be around later at night where Esyllt and I are able to 'date' inside the Tsu's hidden dungeon.

I guess it could wait?

I hope sis doesn't mind though. It's not like I completely graduated as they thought anyway, so if I somehow still continued playing, it'll be acceptable and she won't bother me for some time until she gets bored.

She has mobile games anyway, and would be probably stuck for a while.

Me [abt when would u have to go out?]

LittleHunter [maybe around an hour or so]

After confirming that, I finally teleported towards Tsu and waited for him.

The current LittleHunter's equipment was still like from the first time I've met her. It was completely made up of intermediate outfit which could only be bought from NPCs, as if it was intentional. I mean, you could even get lucky with drops and get a much more rare equipment than what she's currently using, but by using weak items, I can't help but ask.

Me [why do u use npc items?]

LittleHunter [I don't focus on this acct alot]

LittleHunter [I have a main one]

LittleHunter [wait]

LittleHunter [StarQuincy09]

LittleHunter [u seem familiar tho]

Me [it's fine]

Me [nah]

LittleHunter [anyways thx for carrying]

LittleHunter [I could use the help]

Me [I'm just bored thats all]

We formed a party and entered the Tsu's hidden dungeon. The familiar place made me emotional, yet it wasn't something positive. I don't know why, but I just feel completely empty today. Maybe I was still sleep or what, but it doesn't make any sense.

The surrounding mobs were already a lot by the entrance as usual and I wiped them out within a minute. I could hear her character receive level up by level up, continuing to rise and started to slow down as we continued deeper inside.

LittleHunter [this is probably the first time I went here]

LittleHunter [I almost tried going in once, but saw the stats from the forums]

LittleHunter [this place doesnt have any good loot]

LittleHunter [are u ok?]

Me [ah yea, just busy killing creeps]

Me [lv 26 already?]

Me [yep, no loots, but high exp]

I know that this guy is just stating some facts, but it irritated me for a bit.

"Ah, grinding all this makes me sleepy..."

Me [I hope u dont mind]

Me [but I'll probably leave before u]

Me [have to do something]

[You requested for LittleHunter to trade]

[Trade accepted]

It took quite a bit before the trade window opened.

"Man, I'm the one giving things yet he even hesitated to accept the trade?"

I put some gold in the window, and closed the deal.

Me [buy the things that u need, and I hope ur char would be better the next time we pt]

LittleHunter [wow 20m]

LittleHunter [thanks a lot!]

LittleHunter [:D]

Then I logged out.

I finally turned off my PC and pounced on my pillow before taking another nap.

...

"Ezzie, come, eat."

Reika was at the doorway as she called for me.

"What time is it?"

"It's already 9 PM. You let me stay yet you didn't cook so I had to do it myself. What do you want to say for yourself?"

Ugh. Is it why I feel so groggy?

"Sorry.....OW!"

A slap came towards my face and the sting made me wide awake.

We went towards the kitchen and ate without much words between us. I only glanced at her from time to time, and she's only busy with her other hand on the phone, and a spoon with the other.

"Sis."

"Yeah?"

"Let's say you knew someone stalking your social media account, what would you do to that guy?"

"What, did you stalk someone?"

"No! I'm just curious. Since you even beat Merk up and stuff. Will you also beat up the guy who wanna stalk you?"

She actually pondered about the question and took a few more spoonfuls of rice before replying.

"I dunno."

What!?

"Why?"

I probably surprised her for a bit because of my slightly flustered expression, so she was confused and let out an intimidating glare instead.

"What, do you want me to beat up someone without evidence? Besides, I haven't experienced that, nor do I currently have an experience like that... also why would I bother to still think up about it if I know to myself that that thing wouldn't happen? Stop those weird thoughts and just eat."

Looks like she won't let me argue this time from the way she approached my question. I could only just let out a faint sigh-----that led to her throwing me a slipper towards my face and bounced back towards her hand like a boomerang.

"Wha-what the-----"

"Oh? Pfft..."

Even she was stunned from how the slipper reacted, and somehow the overall mood in the kitchen got better from our own laughters.

It has been a while since I've laughed with Reika, and I could appreciate her being here.

It's only been a few days since I returned to the past, and there are already a lot of things that differently happened.

At least, with my siblings' presence, I could somehow forget about the things that I keep stressing on to the point that I almost killed myself.

"Thanks, sis."

Without warning, I just suddenly blurted that out, which made her bitterly smile.

"Now you're really starting to become something I don't know. Is that really you Ezzie? What are you thanking me for?"

"It's just... huh?"

Suddenly, my vision blurred, and tears came falling out of my eyes. I quickly wiped them off and faced the other side to not let Reika see.

I still heard her seat getting moved, and her footsteps quickly neared towards me.

"Ezzie? Come here."

Sis enveloped me in her arms, but I tried to move away towards the living room. Tears fell on the floor as I made my way out, and I even slipped yet balanced myself before I sat on the comfy sofa.

Her footsteps once more went near me and I only felt the other side of the sofa sink something heavy before she hugged me once more.

"Look, Merk told me what happened, okay? But of course, it's not the only thing that I went here for."

Since she insisted so much on comforting me, I let myself hug her to the bone until more tears finally went out, along with few little sobs from time to time.

Why do I feel like this?

I feel... betrayed.

Is this how it feels like to be so? Is this why those girls that were cheated on, close off their hearts for good, leaving them hard to break? Hard to conquer?

Why did I fall for that girl Esyllt?

It was only for a short moment, I know...but the feelings I had were so real.

Maybe my wish wasn't to somehow be reunited with her, and to be not acquainted with her instead?

Or does my brain know better and that's why my heart is hurting so much?

The fact that her brother might have been an imposter since a few days ago, of course it hadn't left me.

But what if that was actually true? It'll break my heart, that I know for sure.

Will there be something much more worse to happen if I somehow tried to continue until I crack the case?

My heart wants, and only hopes, that all of the bad things that I've imagining would be all false..... just like the incoming test that would be given to us on Monday. I already know that everything is false.

I just hope that I haven't been played like a fool.

I also regret that I've fallen hard so much, that going back to being myself before I've been in love with her was so hard to do.

I can't even play the games that I've enjoyed so much that my siblings became almost like side characters in my life.

What should I do?

"Sis... Help me."

"Sure, sure. But since I'm already sleepy, ugh. Don't went my whole shirt."

I know she's just trying to make me better with her comments, so I try to become positive for now.

Tomorrow... I wonder what would tomorrow bring?